In a realm where knights are at war with dragons, a young boy asks his mother for a sword, and receives a sunflower instead. The knight-in-training climbs to the top of Dragon Hill and pretends he is fighting dragons, but when he meets up with the real thing, he discovers that simple kindness can turn an enemy into a friend. The little knight—with a colander for a helmet—and the not-too-scary dragon are charmingly depicted in Miriam Latimer's sunny paintings, in this story for readers and listeners ages 4 to 8.